Born of Osiris

Born of Osiris

Born of Osiris live in Minnesota at Warped Tour 2012
Background information
Origin Palatine, Illinois, United States
Genres Deathcore, Technical death metal, progressive metal
Years active 2003–present
Labels Sumerian
Website Born of Osiris on Facebook
Members Ronnie Canizaro
Joe Buras
David Darocha
Lee McKinney
Cameron Losch
Past members Matt Pantelis
Joel Negus
Dan Laabs
Mike Shanahan
Jason Richardson

Born of Osiris is an American deathcore band, formed in 2003 in Palatine, a suburb of Chicago. The group underwent several name changes, including Diminished (2003–2004), Your Heart Engraved (2004–2006), and Rosecrance (2006–2007), before finally settling on Born of Osiris in 2007,[1] basing the name on the Egyptian deity Osiris, and the tale of his son Horus.

History

In the early years the band was part of the Northland Chicago metalcore scene along with other (now successfully signed) bands such as Veil of Maya, Monsters, Oceano, and For All I Am.

The group is signed to Sumerian Records and has released three full lengths and two EPs on the label. Their album, A Higher Place, reached number 73 on the Billboard 200.[2] Their second full-length album, The Discovery, released March 22, 2011, debuted at 87 on the Billboard 200.[3]

Born of Osiris has played at various festivals including the Summer Slaughter Tour[1] (2008, 2009 and 2015) and the Music as a Weapon Tour 4. In 2009, they played on a co-headline tour named The Night of the Living Shred Tour with All Shall Perish, After the Burial, Caliban and Suffokate;[4] Born of Osiris also supported Hatebreed on the Decimation of the Nation Tour 2, alongside Cannibal Corpse, Unearth and Hate Eternal.[5] In December 2009, they asked Jason Richardson of All Shall Perish to join Born of Osiris. This began a two-year period of member stability which resulted in the writing and release of The Discovery.

September 2011, members Cameron Losch, Joe Buras, and Lee McKinney recorded and mixed the self-titled first release by Virginia band Mind's I

On December 21, 2011, Born of Osiris fired guitarist Jason Richardson without prior notice. The official press release came three weeks later.[6][7] Richardson immediately joined Salt Lake City deathcore act Chelsea Grin following his departure from the band. In response to the official statement released by the band, he wrote a scathing status update on his personal Facebook page, stating that the other band members frequently abused alcohol and prescription drugs.[8] Richardson served as a touring member within Chelsea Grin prior to him being kicked from Born of Osiris.

A video was posted showing guitarist Lee Mckinney rehearsing over a riff, which is believed to be part of a song which will feature on the next Born of Osiris release. He also had an eight string guitar built for him by the UK based company Invictus Guitars, suggesting another direction that the next release will take.[9]

Following this, McKinney started a side project called Mechanize (originally named Mecha but the name had to be changed for legal reasons), in which he produces original electronic music and remixes other artists.[10] David Darocha has also started his own jewelry line called D A V I.[11] Cameron Losch, Lee McKinney and former guitarist Jason Richardson are all instructors on the music teaching website Bandhappy, which is owned by Matt Halpern, the drummer of Born of Osiris's labelmate Periphery.

On June 25, 2013, the Sumerian Records YouTube page uploaded a new Born of Osiris song entitled "M∆chine" as well as a new album titled Tomorrow We Die ∆live, which was released August 20, 2013. They toured across North America on the 2013 Rockstar Mayhem Festival.

The new album, Soul Sphere was released on October 23rd, 2015.

Musical style

Born Of Osiris's musical style has been primarily described as deathcore, after they released their first EP, they started doing other genres such as Technical death metal and progressive metal.The band cites Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Converge, Hatebreed, Slayer, and The Mars Volta as influences.[12]

Members

Current members
Past members
  • Trevor Hurlbert – unclean vocals (2003)
  • Mike Shanahan – guitars (2003–2007)
  • Matt Pantelis – guitars (2007–2008) (ex-Mirror Mirror)
  • Joe Phillips – guitars (2003)
  • Joel Negus – guitars (2004–2007)
  • Jason Richardson – guitars (2009–2012)
  • Austin Krause – bass (2003–2004)
  • Dan Laabs – bass (2004–2007)
  • Lee Evans - Guitar (2005–2007)
  • Mike Mancebo – keyboards, synthesizers (2003)
Past touring members
  • Tosin Abasi – guitars (2009)
  • Lee Evans – guitars (2009, 2012–2013)

Timeline

Discography

Born of Osiris discography
Studio albums 4
Music videos 7
EPs 1
Demos 4
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[13]		 US
Indie.
[14]		 US
Rock
[15]		 US
Hard Rock
[16]
2009 A Higher Place 73 8 27 10
2011 The Discovery
  • Released: March 22, 2011
  • Label: Sumerian
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 87 17 23 6
2013 Tomorrow We Die ∆live
  • Released: August 20, 2013
  • Label: Sumerian
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 27 8 10 3
2015 Soul Sphere
  • Released: October 23, 2015
  • Label: Sumerian
  • Formats CD, LP, digital download
 67 6 3 2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
EPs
Demos
Music videos
Year Album Title Director
2008 The New Reign "Open Arms to Damnation" Ori Kairy
2010 A Higher Place "Now Arise" David Brodsky
2011 The Discovery "Recreate" Andrew Pulaski
2012 "Follow the Signs"
2013 Tomorrow We Die ∆live "M∆chine" N/A
"Divergency" N/A
2015 Soul Sphere "Illuminate" Ramon Boutviseth

References

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